The Auburn Martial Arts Fellowship welcomes anyone with the goals of fun, fitness, discipline, self-control, and self-defense through the practice of martial arts.  Participants learn the sport sparring techniques of Korean Tae Kwon Do as well as reasonable and proportional responses to a variety of potential physical assaults from the Okinawan fighting arts of Kyusho-Jitsu (vital point striking) and Tuite-Jitsu (joint manipulation). 

The style of Tae Kwon Do emphasized at the Auburn Martial Arts Fellowship is traditional and often characterized as "Korean karate."  The club is affiliated with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) for Tae Kwon Do competition in patterns and point sparring as well as national certification of Tae Kwon Do black belt ranks.  All students are required to join the AAU to participate. 

Practical self defense techniques are incorporated into the training instead of the usual "1-step or 3-step" sparring routines often taught in other Tae Kwon Do and karate schools.  The self defense curriculum is designed to teach principles of joint manipulation to enable measured and proportional responses to assaults.  Thus a simple grab by a neighborhood bully could be countered by a painful, but injury-free joint lock of Tuite-Jitsu, whereas an assault by a hoodlum wielding a weapon might be dealt with more severely, if required.  The club is affiliated with Dillman Karate International for advanced training and certification in the Okinawan fighting arts of Ryukyu Kempo, Kyusho-Jitsu and Tuite-Jitsu.

                                                             

© Ruel A. Overfelt 2006